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parts of it are gone. the town of about 600 people, parts of it washed away. everyone got away safely, but they dont have much to return to. this is what it looks like at ground level. a correspondent who shot this compared it to joplin, missouri after the tornado. she was stranded there by rising floodwaters. she joins us shortly still stranded there, actually, tonight. irene dumped as much as a foot of rain on the northeast onto already waterlogged ground onto already full rivers and...

reason why. youre looking where the town of prattsville, new york used to be. parts of it are gone. the town of about 600 people, parts of it washed away. everyone got away safely, but they dont have much to return to. this is what it looks like at ground level. a correspondent who shot this compared it to joplin, missouri after the tornado. she was stranded there by rising floodwaters. she joins us shortly still stranded there, actually, tonight. irene dumped as much as a foot of rain...

It forced several airlines including british airways to cancel flights between london and scotland already today. we could know later today if transatlantic flights to and from the uk will also be impacted. and one flight that was affected was president obamas. the ash there forced him to leave ireland earlier than scheduled. hes now in london for a full slate of events. >> mr. obamas stay in ireland was a real family affair you could say. traveling with the president and sunlen miller has mor...

There. >> oh, there he goes. drinking it down. >> you know, the funny part is that you can hear the roar from the people in the pub. he slammed some money down on the bar and said i want it to be known that the president of the united states pays his bar tab. he also wants to make sure that nobody thinks that hes a freeloader. >> that is great. guinness for the president. but ed, of course on a much more serious note, the president visited alabama, as we know after the devastating tornado there....

garbage. it was a little depressing. but ill bet those parade organizers are watching tv today and feeling kind of bad. because this is a pretty good parade right here. "go bulls." i like that. we got some bulls fans here. now of course, an american doesnt really require irish blood. to understand that ours is a proud, enduring, centuries-old relationship that we are bound by history and friendship and shared values, and thats why ive come here today as an american president to re-affi...

Hence sif energy policy. theres way too much drama over this. its like were arguing over the bar tab on the titanic. >> its 2:18 eastern time. we know the deadline is midnight. the president yesterday said he thought by early today we would hear something. he wasnt wildly optimistic was the phrase he used. where do you stand? >> im eager to get this settled. it could go to the stroke of midnight, it could go into the weekend, but it doesnt do any of us any good. you heard that those people in li...

>> look, right now the congress is arguing over whether to cut $10 billion or $60 billion or something in between, when we have a deficit of $1.5 trillion. they are arguing about the bar tab on the titanic. they are only talking about 12% of federal spending. not talking about entitlement programs or comprehensive tax reform. the real battle is going to be over the debt ceiling limit. we need to do something in regards to the budget controls. >> would it be advisable -- i think it would be but c...

The business sector has said give us certainty and predictability. we ought to determine how we will spend the money the next seven months and turn to the long term challenge, and david walker who you know and i respect, the argument going on, he said is like arguing over the bar tab on the titanic. we ought to finish this. we ought to agree on common sense cuts, find a moment, not too hot, not too cold and move on to the longer term challenge. >>neil: no one is doing it. do you agree that the p...

He needs to help them understand the difference between our short-term challenge, which is real, to make sure we have real economic recovery, get unemployment down and make some targeted investments. he needs to have a path forward to deal with the iceberg that could sink the ship of state. he needs to call for a compromise on the c.r. with regard to spending cuts. he needs to cup -- >> a krmplts r. is a continuing resolution which will keep the lights on in washington. the c.r. >> correct. they...

>> the federal reserve is the largest holder of u.s. debt. that is a related party transaction, that is self-dealing. you can temporarily delay market forces, you cannot permanent delay them. let me tell you what needs to happen. the president of the united states is the chief executive officer of the united states. the entity that hes in charge of has a deteriorating financial condition. his own people say its on an unprudent and unsustainable path. he needs to understand the difference between...